As previously reported, Sony Pictures is set to release an extended cut of Spider-Man: Brand New Day, and thanks to a new leak, we now know when to expect Tom Holland's wall-crawler to swing back into theaters.
According to a since-deleted AMC listing, "Spider-Man: (Brand New) Brand New Day" will release on December 4th with 7 minutes of additional footage, and we have a pretty good idea what one of these new scenes will entail.
We had heard that the movie was set to feature a cameo from Rosario Dawson's Claire Temple, aka Night Nurse, relatively early on during production, but the character was nowhere to be seen in the final cut.
Rumors initially claimed that the scene in question involved Temple treating Spidey after he was accidentally shot by Frank Castle (Jon Bernthal) in the final act, but writers Chris McKenna and Erik Sommers recently revealed that Claire actually encountered Peter much earlier on after his battle with Scorpion.
"Rosario Dawson is great. I wasn’t there for those discussions. But it was great," McKenna said. "If anything, you have a movie that is two-and-a-half hours long, and it’s almost an embarrassment of riches with so many great characters and so many great scenes."
Sommers added, "The scene they did was a good scene. I think the only reason it’s not in the final cut was just that it was probably cut for time because it was very good."
There's also speculation that the movie's post-credits scene -- which revealed that Spidey was "off-world" -- might be slightly extended to serve as more of a direct tie-in to Avengers: Doomsday.
Spider-Man 5 has not been officially announced, but it's surely only a matter of time. Though it might take a while, director Destin Daniel Cretton will most likely return to helm after recently signing a three-year overall deal with Sony Pictures.
Following the record-breaking success of Spider-Man: No Way Home, Spider-Man: Brand New Day begins a brand new chapter for Peter Parker and Spider-Man. Four years have passed since the events of No Way Home, and Peter is now an adult and living alone after erasing himself and the memories of him from those he loves. In a New York that no longer knows his name, he has devoted himself wholeheartedly to protecting his city as Spider-Man full-time.
But as the demands on him grow, he is put under increasing pressure. This triggers an unexpected physical change that threatens his existence, while a strange wave of crime emerges - and gives rise to one of the most dangerous threats he has ever faced.
Spider-Man: Brand New Day is directed by Destin Daniel Cretton and written by Chris McKenna & Erik Sommers. The film is produced by Kevin Feige, Amy Pascal, Avi Arad and Rachel O'Connor. The cast includes Tom Holland, Zendaya, Sadie, Jacob Batalon, Jon Bernthal, Tramell Tillman, Michael Mando and Mark Ruffalo.